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The digital divide: a literature review and some directions for future research in light of COVID-19
Global Knowledge Memory and Communication, 2021Purpose Coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed the digital divide (DD) like never before and has made it a hot topic of actuality. In this paper, a state of the art of research studies that dealt with the three levels of the digital divide and highlight its
Najeh Aissaoui
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2007
In this chapter the authors introduce the digital-divide concept to the reader, bring its different definitions, and describe the short history of the problem. The basic figures and facts, which characterize the information and communication technologies’ usage in different countries and regions, are given as well. Also, basic indicators that allow the
Liudmila Burtseva +2 more
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In this chapter the authors introduce the digital-divide concept to the reader, bring its different definitions, and describe the short history of the problem. The basic figures and facts, which characterize the information and communication technologies’ usage in different countries and regions, are given as well. Also, basic indicators that allow the
Liudmila Burtseva +2 more
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Dimensions and barriers for digital (in)equity and digital divide: a systematic integrative review
Digital Transformation and SocietyPurposeThis integrative review was conducted to provide an overview of existing research on digital (in)equity and the digital divide in developed countries.Design/methodology/approachWe searched academic and grey literature to identify relevant papers ...
M. Raihan +5 more
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Digital economy in a global perspective: is there a digital divide?
Transnational Corporation Review, 2021This paper aims at analysing the state of the Digital Economy by observing growth patterns of some Developmental Variables (GDP and GDP Per capita) and some digitisation variables.
K. B. Murthy, Anjala Kalsie, R. Shankar
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Digital Divide, Social Divide, Paradigmatic Divide
International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development, 2009The digital divide is nothing else than the reflection of the social divide in the digital world. The use of ICT for human development does offer opportunities to reduce the social divide for individual beings or communities; yet there exists a series of obstacles to overcome.
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BMC Geriatrics
The rapid development of digital technologies has fundamentally changed the care for older adults. However, not all older adults have equal opportunities to access and use the technologies, more importantly, be able to benefit from the technologies.
Rumei Yang, Shiying Gao, Yun Jiang
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The rapid development of digital technologies has fundamentally changed the care for older adults. However, not all older adults have equal opportunities to access and use the technologies, more importantly, be able to benefit from the technologies.
Rumei Yang, Shiying Gao, Yun Jiang
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Towards understanding the gender digital divide: a systematic literature review
Global Knowledge Memory and Communication, 2021Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the gender digital divide through the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by reviewing existing knowledge within the field.
Ali Acilar, Øystein Sæbø
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2004
This chapter considers the social and ethical significance of digital divides, where a digital divide is taken to be an intra- or international inequality in levels of access to information and communication technologies. The authors argue that digital divides are not necessarily morally objectionable in themselves.
Emma Rooksby, John Weckert
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This chapter considers the social and ethical significance of digital divides, where a digital divide is taken to be an intra- or international inequality in levels of access to information and communication technologies. The authors argue that digital divides are not necessarily morally objectionable in themselves.
Emma Rooksby, John Weckert
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Journal of Human Behavior in The Social Environment, 2022
The growing digital divide issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic are critical to widening disparities and inequalities. Yet, only a few studies have explored the impacts of the digital divide on the education sector.
A. Cheshmehzangi +3 more
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The growing digital divide issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic are critical to widening disparities and inequalities. Yet, only a few studies have explored the impacts of the digital divide on the education sector.
A. Cheshmehzangi +3 more
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2001
There is widespread concern that the growth of the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor. Digital Divide examines access and use of the Internet in 179 nations world-wide. A global divide is evident between industrialized and developing societies. A social divide is apparent between rich and poor within each nation.
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There is widespread concern that the growth of the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor. Digital Divide examines access and use of the Internet in 179 nations world-wide. A global divide is evident between industrialized and developing societies. A social divide is apparent between rich and poor within each nation.
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